Samsung Galaxy A30s vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy A30s or Samsung Galaxy S23 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy A30s | Samsung Galaxy S23 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, August | 2023, February 01 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | 146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 166 g | 5.86 oz | 168 g | 5.93 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White, Prism Crush Green, Prism Crush Violet2 | Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3900 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 300 EUR | 950 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 100.5 cm2 | 90.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 84.9% | 86.8% | |
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1560 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 268 PPI | 425 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | ||
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -1200 nits (HBM) -1750 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 25 MP, Triple | 50 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -25 MP, f/1.7, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor |
-50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 133 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 129 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 137 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0 | 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+ | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 13, One UI 5.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 | Adreno 740 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1484787 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 583300 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 270880 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 369395 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 1250123 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 269 | 1854 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 830 | 4901 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 744 | 8397 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 757 | 6233 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 264 | 1380 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 963 | 4870 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1323 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4092 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIMDual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE-A | HSPA, LTE, 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 15W |
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Fast charging 25W, 50% in 30 min -Power Delivery 3.0 -Wireless charging 15W (Qi/PMA) -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance |
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| Versions |
- Versions: SM-A307F/DS, SM-A307FN/DS (Global); SM-A307G/DS, SM-A307GN/DS, SM-A307YN |
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